The Rev. Anthony Nelson, pastor of St. Benedict Orthodox Church, 3900 S Jones Blvd., shows a burning candle that was lit with the “holy fire” taken from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. [Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman] A sacred flame has made its way across thousands of miles from Jesus’
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BY KATHERINE BURGESS kburgess@wichitaeagle.com A fire is burning in the “unsleeping lamp” at St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral in Wichita, a fire that Orthodox Christians believe is tied to a miracle and the resurrection of Christ. It’s the first time the Holy Fire has made its way to Wichita – and the first confirmed time
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Each year, thousands of Christians gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to witness a miracle that sparks a flame of faith they share with believers around the world. The members of St. Nino Equal to the Apostles Orthodox Christian Church in Stillwater are sharing in that miracle this year. It
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The Holy Fire from the empty tomb of our resurrected Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem, was delivered to St Nino Equal to the Apostles Orthodox Church in Stillwater, OK, on Sunday morning, May 07, 2017 at 8:30am. One handsome young altar server is shone here carrying the fire in front of him and that is
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The Holy Fire was brought to America and England by the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation and the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society for the first time this year. Two lampadas holding the holy flame from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where the Holy Fire descends every year on Holy Saturday, arrived in
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